The New One Nineteen Health & Wellness center have four other program components housed in the center: diagnostics, rehabilitation, wellness & fitness



A circular monumental stair and cardio theater is the center's organizing element. Various programs emanate from this central axis point, which also serves as an anchor for the oval three-lane indoor track form that connects all areas of the fitness center. The track form creates a curving lobby, enabling departments to be seen and accessed from the main entry for simplified wayfinding.

The curving lobby allows all departments to be seen and easily accessed from the center's main entry as it ties all the departments together visually. Designed with a hospitality approach, the lobby creates one central entry for the entire facility where fitness members and patients are greeted as guests from the moment they enter. When needed, escorts are provided to assist the guests to their desired areas. The curved corridor design leads guests to the spa and fitness areas to the left and rehab and diagnostic services to the right. As guests enter, they can immediately see the activity and energy of the fitness area, the heart of the facility, through glass walls behind the reception desk.

Over 8,300 square feet of day-spa facilities include 11 treatment rooms, nail care facilities, plus a private suite that includes body treatment therapy. A special entrance to a medi-suite is also provided for guests who have sensitive medical needs and desire privacy. Completing the program are a combination library/lounge, juice bar and a community education room with a demonstration kitchen providing wellness and nutrition classes.

The monumental stair with a cardio theater highlights the 15,000-square-foot open-plan rehabilitation and fitness area and is equipped with 28 flat LCD monitors. Surrounding the cardio theater are over 130 pieces of equipment, including free weights as well as three exercise studios, and a multi-purpose gym. The center also includes a six-lane lappool, therapy pool and whirlpool.

Breaking Stereotypes
The diagnostic component of the center offers a variety of imaging services, including MRI, CT scans, ultrasound and digital mammography. New patients have the additional availability of a skilled staff and services for provision of whole body health assessments and complete, individualized programs developed specifically for their nutritional, fitness, diagnostic or rehabilitation needs. All of the center's services are provided in a calming spa setting. Breaking the traditional clinical stereotypes and providing a unified collection of services was a key goal of the design team.

To aid in accomplishing this goal, the designers incorporated elements to sooth the senses. Soft music is piped throughout the facility in a low-keyed manner. While the energy of the fitness area is immediately visible upon entrance to the facility, the design's curving forms and calming colors are visually pleasing. Textures of natural materials and indigenous colors, such as greens, ambers and copper, create a soothing palette that is carried from the exterior into the interior.

Architectural forms play against one another to express the functions within. For instance, the oval form of the track plays against the rectilinear massing of the office building while creating a connection of all the center's functions.

Rough stone fin elements, monolithic brick forms and diaphanous glass walls combine harmoniously, to infuse the healing power of natural light while displaying the center's natural setting. Landscaping purposely accents the facility's exterior stone fin elements as it settles into its 35-acre setting. The wellness approach of building design is consistent to the facility's true function.

"Our vision for One Nineteen Health and Wellness was of a truly patient-centered, healing environment. We feel that we have blended the best of medical and hospitality design for this amenity-rich, high service facility. This center will set the standard for wellness and healthcare in our region," says Nan Priest, vice president, planning and marketing, St. Vincent's Hospital.